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Hello everyone, as the 2.55 Quest Contest has concluded, here are the entries! Vote for your favorite quest as well as which entry you believe is the most 2.55-ey. The polls will remain open until March 7th, 2024, after which a winner will be announced for each category (Best Quest Overall and and usage of 2.55 features).
I will note, there was a minor change to the polls. Instead of having a scripted bracket and scriptless bracket, I have decided to change this to a best-overall quest bracket. The reason for this change is because we only had one entry that was entered for the Scriptless bracket, which isn't much of a poll! I will however state that The Deep was originally submitted for the Scriptless bracket, while the other two quests, Face Hunt and Journey Into The Novel Ruins, were both submitted to the Scripted bracket.
With all of that out of the way, let's gooo 
THE DEEP
by Joaish (RedTribeLink)
DESCRIPTION
Balls of fire reigned from the sky, forcing people underground to a vast underworld that would very soon be known by all as the Deep. Now, civilizations reside in various parts of these treacherous caverns. While working for your hometown’s mining company, you lose your footing and fall into a chasm, leaving you stranded in an unfamiliar section of the Deep. Explore various interconnected areas, each with their own themes, and find tools along the way utilizing unique mechanics that will aid you in not only finding home, but uncovering the secrets of these caverns and the people that reside within.
INFO
This game was made for the non-scripted bracket. Everything you see here is made fully in-engine on ZC 2.55, with exactly 0 bytes in the ZScript buffer. You will get to see a plethora of unique gimmicks that would have been previously impossible on older versions of ZC without the use of scripts. While this contest lasted for 3 months, this game was made in 3 1/2 weeks due to starting it late into the submission process 
The Deep Download Link (setup below): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/podqs3bm346dkxd0559f0/The-Deep.qst?rlkey=jea5xjt0avsc8akr3guqlqmmz&dl=0
Credits:
Next up, Face Hunt, by Alex/Mr. Redead:
"Uses ZC 255 A120 and should be played only with it. It is a Dungeon Romper with most of the interesting stuff inside the dungeons."
And finally, by Lizzy, Journey Into The Novel Ruins:
Journey into the Novel Ruins is a metroidvania quest in the style of La-Mulana, where the focus is large-scale puzzles that require traversing the entire game to solve in order to reach the depths of the ruins, where your roommate is trapped. There are over 12 areas to explore, six in the overworld and six within the ruins, plus a final area.
The quest comes with 17 password-locked zip files, 16 of which are used for progressing in the game and one included as a bonus for 100% completion. The passwords can be figured out using hints given by characters in the game in specific locations. Good luck!
I am excited to see how 2.55 gets pushed to its limits, as well as new ideas the community gets from this in future quests. 
Edited by coolgamer012345, 03 March 2024 - 03:08 PM.
